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Mission & Evangelization

Mercy Comes First; Love Follows

by Bishop Robert Barron

Friends, physics has certain laws, meaning that we can discern probabilities and expectations from nature—and the same obtains in the spiritual order.

In this talk delivered to attendees of the 2024 Good News Conference, I share four scriptural stories that exemplify one such spiritual principle: Mercy comes first; love follows. 

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